Conflict Resolution in Water Resources and Environmental Management

✍ Scribed by Keith W. Hipel, Liping Fang, Johannes Cullmann, Michele Bristow (eds.)

• Publisher: Springer International Publishing
• Year: 2015
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 286
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

The latest developments regarding the theory and practice of effectively resolving conflict in water resources and environmental management are presented in this book by respected experts from around the globe. Water conflicts are particularly complex and challenging to solve because water and environmental issues span both the societal realm, in which people and organizations interact, and the physical world which sustains all human activities. For instance, when large-scale water diversions take place across political jurisdictions, conflicts may ensue among stakeholders within and across regions, while the water transfers may cause severe damage to sensitive ecological systems. Therefore, to arrive at realistic and fair resolutions, one must take into account not only the economics and politics of the situation but also the water quantity and quality changes that may occur within the altered hydrological system as well as the ecosystems contained therein. When the effects of climate change and the closely connected activities of energy production and usage are also considered, the complexity of the problem becomes even greater and messier. Accordingly, one must adopt an integrative and adaptive approach to water and environmental governance that specifically recognizes the conflicting value systems of stakeholders, including nature and future generations even though they are not present at the bargaining table. The 16 chapters in this leading-edge book are written by authors who presented their original research at the International Conference on Water Resources and Environment Research (ICWRER) 2013, which was held in Koblenz, Germany, from June 3rd to 7th, 2013, and subsequently submitted expanded versions of their research for review and publication in this timely book. The rich range of contributions are put into perspective in the first chapter and then categorized into four main interconnected parts:

Part I: Management and EvaluationPart II: Global, Trans-boundary and International Dimensions
Part III: Consensus-building, Bargaining and Negotiation
Part IV: Ecological and Socio-economic Impacts

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-vii
A Systems Perspective of Conflict Resolution in Water Resources and Environmental Management....Pages 1-21
Front Matter....Pages 23-23
Mitigating Dam Conflicts in the Mekong River Basin....Pages 25-48
Groundwater Management Instruments and Induced Second-Order Conflicts: The Case of the Paraíba River Basin, Brazil....Pages 49-62
Paying to Conserve Watershed Services in Pangani River Basin, Tanzania....Pages 63-79
Economic Valuation for Decision Making on the Protection of Water Sources....Pages 81-108
Front Matter....Pages 109-109
Is Water Really a Scarce Resource? Initiating Entrepreneurship for Global Clean Water Supply....Pages 111-131
Trans-boundary River Basin Management: Factors Influencing the Success or Failure of International Agreements....Pages 133-143
Drinking Water Treatment and Supply in Developed Countries in 2045—Where Will We Be?....Pages 145-158
The Keystone XL Pipeline Dispute Over Transferring Bitumen from the Alberta Oil Sands to US Refineries....Pages 159-178
Front Matter....Pages 179-179
A Data Mining Tool for Planning Sanitary Sewer Condition Inspection....Pages 181-199
Bargaining Under Uncertainty: A Monte-Carlo Fallback Bargaining Method for Predicting the Likely Outcomes of Environmental Conflicts....Pages 201-212
A Decision Support System for Solving the Conflict Between Human and Environment....Pages 213-225
CAPE WIND: Offshore Renewable Energy Conflict....Pages 227-241
Front Matter....Pages 243-243
Quantitative Evaluation of Hydromorphological Changes in Navigable Waterways as Contribution to Sustainable Management....Pages 245-262
Agricultural Water Resources Limitations and Their Effects on the Socioeconomic Conditions of Wheat Farmers: A Case Study of Maku City in Iran....Pages 263-275
Impact of Climatic and Anthropogenic Factors on Groundwater Irrigation in South India....Pages 277-291

✦ Subjects

Marine & Freshwater Sciences